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The Southern California wildfires spreading through Ventura and Los Angeles counties are among the devastating wildfires residential communities have seen in the decades since developers have expanded further and further onto land prone to natural disaster. But in several ways California’s fires are unusual. They come late in the year when weather conditions typically stifle(…)

What a scary situation! The 405 freeway in Orange County, CA shut down in both directions on Friday after a small plane crashed into the highway. WHAT?? It’s said the aircraft made a crash landing around 9:30 a.m. just north of MacArthur Boulevard near the John Wayne Airport. According to a spokesman for the Federal(…)

Good morning. These are today’s top stories: Canadian leader visits the White House President Donald Trump is set to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today, after Trump spent the weekend in his Florida estate with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Trump and Trudeau will participate in a roundtable discussion on women’s advancement in(…)

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The emotional stories of women who say they were sexually assaulted more than a decade ago by Bill Cosby prompted California state lawmakers to approve a bill to eliminate the state’s 10-year limit on filing rape and related charges. On Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced that he has approved the legislation to(…)

Lonely Planet Pathfinder Nellie Huang recently went on a trip to California and gives us a glimpse of the spectacular snowy scenery she witnessed while there. ‘The first time I saw California was 10 years ago. I fell in love with the sun-drenched, laid back Golden State and have been dropping in for a visit(…)

Even a Godzilla El Niño could not save some California farmers from another year of crippling restrictions. The post El Niño Did Few Favors for Southern California’s Farmers appeared first on WIRED. WIRED